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A shooting in Roanoke tonight- within the past hour. Details coming up.
Lighting at the new Gold's Gym is causing some to fire up a protest.
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And yet another development is planned.. Several hundred new homes could be going up near the Blue Ridge Parkway...

And all the primary results next.

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((I HAVE DECIDED TO END MY BID FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.))
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[VO-NAT]

Not a super Tuesday for Senator Joe Lieberman .. after poor returns he decides to bow out.
While several other candidates celebrate.
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((IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GIVE ME A SHOT AT GEORGE BUSH IN NOVEMBER, I WILL GIVE THEM BACK THE WHITE HOUSE.))
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[ANCHOR =Jean]
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[Super-Tuesday]

Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
He's from the South and tonight Senator John Edwards pulls out a win in South Carolina- but the night is once again John Kerry's-
He chalks up more primary victories- so far winning four of the seven states up for grabs tonight, including delegate rich Missouri, as well as Delaware, Arizona and North Dakota.
CBS News is following all the results. We join Dan Rather live in New York with the latest Super Tuesday results.
[LIVE=Rather /FULL Network]
(Rather talks for about 1:30)

[Primary-101]

The thinning field of Democratic candidates is turning its attention to Virginia's February 10th primary.
[SS=Joe Lieberman]

Joe Lieberman had scheduled an appearance at Roanoke College tomorrow, but that's been cancelled.
[SS=John Edwards]

John Edwards says he'll start buying television commercials and campaigning in the Commonwealth tomorrow. He's planning stops in Wytheville and Blacksburg
[SS=Wes Clark]

Wesley Clark will be in Roanoke and Lynchburg on Friday.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
In addition to showing how the candidates rank in Virginia, next Tuesday will also be an opportunity for communities like Roanoke County to show off their new touchscreen voting equipment.
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((DIANE HENSON/ROANOKE CO. REGISTRAR: IT ALL CAME ABOUT FROM THE 2000 ELECTION. YOU CAN'T UNDERVOTE UNLESS YOU CHOOSE TO, CAN'T OVERVOTE, IT HAS TO HAVE A SUMMARY SCREEN, AND YOU HAVE SEVERAL CHANCES TO CHANGE YOUR MIND AT ANYTIME DURING THE VOTING.))
[SUPER=01-Diane Henson/Roanoke Co. Registrar]
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[OUT Q=... during the voting.]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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In local politics, Roanoke City Democrats will host their "Firehouse Primary" on Saturday from ten until four at the Roanoke Civic Center.
That's where Democratic candidates for both city council and the mayor's race will be selected.

[Roanoke-Shooting]

Roanoke police are on the scene of an apparent shooting tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Officers were called to an apartment in the 500 block of Mountain Avenue Southwest after 10 o-clock.
One person was transported to the hospital. There's no word on their identity or condition.
Neighbors say they heard arguing before the shooting.
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[County-Development]

More development could soon be coming to the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway.
A developer wants to build several hundred homes near the Parkway and it has very little opposition.
[***NEWS 7 @ 11 IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES= & Justin/BAM;]

Justin McLeod is here now to tell us why. Justin?
Jean, there are some concerns but really no major opposition.
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[SUPER=@Justin1;]

That is surprising because a similar development in the same spot several years ago failed because many people thought it would hurt the Blue Ridge Parkway.
But now there's a new developer with a plan that calls for fewer homes, a different traffic pattern, and a way that will actually protect the parkway's scenic views.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Radford and Company wants to build up to 400 homes on 251 acres of land at milepost 125 near Cotton Hill Road in southwest Roanoke County.
The company plans to leave 93 acres as open space and give a 63 acre cow pasture to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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((FRANK RADFORD/DEVELOPER: WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PARKWAY REMAIN A NATIONAL TREASURE AND THE VIEW SHEDS NOT TO BE DESTROYED SO THIS HOPEFULLY WILL BE A MODEL PROJECT FOR EVERYBODY DEVELOPING ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOR THIS TIME ON.))
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[VO-NAT]

Even so, the county does have concerns over what impact the development will have on the rescue resources and the local schools in the area.
Despite that, the Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent has given the project the green light and tonight the Roanoke County Planning Commission voted to make a recommendation that the Board of Supervisors approve this plan.
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]

The Board of Supervisors will take up the issue at its February 24th meeting.
The developer hopes to begin building by the end of the year and the entire project should take five years to complete.
[DOUBLE BOXES= & Justin/BAM;]

Jean, one concern several years ago was the traffic. What is different now is that vehicles will enter on Merriman Road rather than Cotton Hill Road.

[Gym-Lights]

The planning commission also flexed its muscle tonight over lighting at a Roanoke County gym.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

The contractor who built Gold's Gym on Electric Road near Cave Spring mistakenly put up light poles that reached 33 and a half feet.
Prior regulations for that site restrict light poles to just 22 feet.
Although it admits it made a mistake, the contractor asked the planning commission tonight to allow the light poles to remain.
One neighbor thinks the lights should go.
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((RICHARD BALDWIN/GOLD'S GYM NEIGHBOR: RIGHT NOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS LIT UP LIKE DAY TIME. YOU DRIVE UP THE STREET YOUR HIT RIGHT IN THE FACT WITH THE LIGHT.))
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[VO-NAT]

The planning commission unanimously denied the contractor's request and will now make a recommendation to the board of supervisors that it do the same.
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Edwards says that improving the rail infrastructure along 81 would divert 500-thousand trucks a year from the interstate.
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((SEN. JOHN EDWARDS/D-ROANOKE: IF WE CAN DIVERT THAT TRUCK TRAFFIC TO TRAINS WE CAN SOLVE A LOT OF THE PROBLEM OF 81.))
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[VO-NAT]

Edwards says the rail improvements along I-81 would cost over 500 million dollars.
It would be paid for by a surcharge on freight and passenger train traffic.
He says 39 localities from Bristol to Winchester have already endorsed a rail component to I-81.
The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
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The Senate hasn't been the only recent target of a ricin attack.
More on a tainted letter to the White House next.
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[VO-NAT]

And find out how NASA's helping out in the search for a missing 11 year old girl.
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[Sports-preview]

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(( Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 Sports Office as the Tech women hammer Seton Hall.
The Dazzle lets its sixth man take down the first place Lowgators.
Cave Spring and Hidden Valley hook up in an old fashioned double header.
And six UVa football players earn all-Academic honors - tonight on the Big 7.))
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It appears Congress has not been the only target of biological attacks in Washington.
According to published reports, a ricin laced letter was sent to the White House last November, but it was intercepted before it could get there.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]
Meanwhile, all three Senate office buildings will remain closed for several more days after the deadly poison was found yesterday.
Tests have confirmed that a powder found in the Senate majority leader's office is the active form of the poison, ricin.
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((SEN. BILL FRIST/(R) TENNESSEE; I AM HAPPY TO REPORT EVERYONE IS DOING FINE...THAT IS POSITIVE NEWS.))
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[VO-NAT]
The powder was discovered in a mail room, but officials don't know if it came in the mail -- as a result, the postal facility that handles government mail is also shut down.
[Super=03-Wallingford, CT;]
A gray powder WAS found at a post office in Connecticut today, however tests show it is just wood ash.
It's the same place anthrax spores were found in 20-01.
Police say a postal worker found this latest powder in an envelope addressed to the Republican National committee.
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[Missing-Girl]

The video showing a Florida girl being abducted is being digitally enhanced so police can try and identify the suspect.
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[Super=04-Surveillance Video;]

The video taken by a car wash surveillance camera shows a man approaching 11 year old Carlie Brucia (Brew-cia)- and then grabbing her arm and leading her away.
Officials say the enhanced video shows tattoos on the man's forearms.
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((SGT. CHUCK LESALTATO/SARASOTA CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.; THE DIGITAL VIDEO IS GOING TO BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE FBI AND N
ASA AND ANY INFORMATION FROM THEM WE'LL DEFINITELY RELEASE TO THE MEDIA.))
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[VO-NAT]

The girl's parents say their daughter was taking a shortcut home from her friend's house which is less than a mile away from their own.
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((SUSAN SCHORPEN, MISSING GIRL'S MOTHER: SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL, SMART, OUTGOING, WONDERFUL SWEET LITTLE GIRL WHO NEEDS TO COME HOME TO HER FAMILY.))
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[VO-NAT]

Carlie is five feet tall and weighs 120 pounds. A nationwide amber alert has been issued.
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[Patrick-Homicide]

The sheriff in Patrick County says he's not ruling out anything as he investigates what appears to be a double murder.
A man and a woman were found shot to death inside a mobile home Saturday on Cherry Creek Road in Meadows of Dan.

The man is identified as 48-year-old Kenneth Richard Williams.
Deputies believe the woman is his wife, but have not made a positive identification.
Authorities are now looking for a blue, 1987 Dodge pick up truck believed stolen from the property.

[Bank-Robbery]

Two robberies in two weeks for one Roanoke bank, but tonight a suspect is in custody thanks to a group of bystanders.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The Wachovia branch on Grandin Road was robbed on January 21st...
This morning, Jerome Landsdown was across the street when he saw a man who resembled the suspect walk into the bank.
He and three other men gave chase when the man left the bank a few minutes later.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The men restrained the suspect until officers arrived. Police have charged 34- year- old Van Martin Jr. with bank robbery. They say they are still trying to determine if the two robberies are related.

[House-Teeters]

You could say a River Runs through it.. only problem is the river could be running through homes.
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[SUPER=03-Springfield, OR]

This one in particular- The McKenzie river is dangerously close to the Matthews family home.
It's quickly eroded more than 100 feet of their property- Now they're salvaging as much as they can and waiting. Engineers say the next flood will likely take their home with it.
In fact, the river has washed away so much land- it's not just this house that's teetering on the edge... other homes downstream miles away could be in danger.
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One storm's over, is another on the way?
Robin has the answer coming up.
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[VO-NAT]

And later why moose are making one college campus home.
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[Day-Storm]

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Slick roads are partly to blame for an accident today on I-81.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
State police say a tanker-truck was headed north near the Glenvar exit, when it hit some deep slush and flipped over.
The driver, 48-year-old John Henry Booth of Christiansburg, was not hurt, but was charged with reckless driving.
State police had to periodically shut-down both the north and southbound lanes in order to clear the wreck.
All four lanes were reopened to traffic after more than seven hours.
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[Giles-Fatal]

Slick roads also contributed to a fatal accident today in Giles County.
It happened around Noon on Route-100, just outside of Pearisburg.
Police say and S-U-V driven by 29-year-old Heather Michelle Edens of Pulaski ran off the road, struck a guardrail and flipped over.
Edens was thrown from the vehicle.
She died at the scene.

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Highlights from the Tech women, the Dazzle and a boy-girls double dip in south county.
Plus, UVa proves that it's all academic -
But first your Extra Point -
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[SUPER=04-NCAA; :00]
His son confirmed he would suspended four three to five days this afternoon - but Texas Tech officials decided only to discipline Bobby Knight with a reprimand tonight.
He coached tonight and his team beat Baylor 83-to-63 - just two days after Knight got into a shouting match with the school's chancelor at a grocery store salad bar.
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[S-Tech]

We begin tonight on the women's Big East court as the 22nd ranked Tech women played host to Seton Hall.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Pirates vs. Hokies; :00]
This one was all Hokies from the start as Ieva Kublina just dominated the visitors. Kublina dropped in a game high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting. She also had 6 rebounds and a block.
Tech's catalyst, Carrie Mason also played her normally solid floor game. She keeps the defense honest with 7 points and just 2 turnovers in 31 minutes.
8 Hokies played at least 13 minutes including freshman Britney
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Anderson who gets the putback. Tech gets the 64-to-40 win to improve to 17-and-4 on the season - 6 and 4 in the Big East.
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[S-Dazzle]

The Roanoke Dazzle was at home tonight playing a rare Civic Center date this month.
The team has just four home games in February.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Lowgators vs. Dazzle; :00]
Tonight the Dazzle faced former Hokie Rolan Roberts and the first place Charleston Lowgators.
The Lowgators came out strong and looked as though they would reject any upset bid by the Dazzle. That's Kareem Shabazz.
But Roanoke would have none of that tonight as Marque Perry finds Mike King, who goes inside to Josh Asselin for the hoop. Asselin had 17.
Later Perry will get the defense on its heels and pull for the jumper. Perry had 22 points and 8 assists.
[SUPER=33-Charleston/109/Roanoke/125;]
The Dazzle also got big lift tonight from Terrence Shannon. He came off the bench and scored a team high 25 as the Dazzle wins it
125 to 109.
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[S-Cave]

In high school hoops, Cave Spring played host to Hidden Valley in a boys basketball match up between two rivals.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Titans vs. Knights; :00]

Billy Hicks and his Knights won the first meeting against his former assistant Chris Morris by seven points.
Late in the first half, Troy Kasse was tough inside scoring here underneath the iron for the Knights.
[SUPER=33-Hidden Valley/47/Cave Spring/42;]Then, Matthew Mull intercepts the Titans pass, makes the behind the back
dribble, and finishes with the lay up.
Hidden Valley's Corey Snell then shows off his inside moves with the spin and deuce.
Hunter Miller is gonna score in traffic here and the Titans win 47-42.
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[S-Girls]

The girls varsity half of the doubleheader also was a flip-flop from the first meeting of the season.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Titans vs. Knights; :00]
Steve Buchanan's Titans had an easy time with the Lady Knights back on the 16th of January.
Tonight he would see a tight game throughout as Maria Miglliarese takes the nice pass inside and scores on the block for the Titans.
But Cave Spring would not go away this time around. Stacey Craighead with the pass to six-one Rebecca Henderson, and the junior scores down low.
[super=33-Hidden Valley/41/Cave Spring/47;]
Caitlyn Long also keyed the Knights run from the outside as she gets the hoop and harm and Cave Spring beats Hidden Valley 47-to-41.
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[S-Cavs]

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The Lord Botetourt girls are once again ranked number one in the state in Group Two A.
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The Lady Cavaliers were rated number one in the state back in December but lost to Hidden Valley. Botetourt's recent win over then number one Northside caused the two Blue Ridge District powers to flip flop at the top of the Group Two A poll.
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[S-ACC]

The ACC passes out reports cards for football players today and six players from UVa earned all-Academic honors in the conference.
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[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Last Season; :00]
The top grade point average comes from senior Ryan Childress - the long snapper from Shawsville who has a 3 point 75 GPA in Professional development.
Matt Schaub has the same major and a GPA of 3.53.
Wide Receiver Ryan Sawyer, another senior in Professional development is at 3 point 43.
Place kicker Connor Hughes make the team. The Sophomore has a 3 point oh average, and junior defensive lineman Chris Canty has 3 point 0 in African American studies.
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Freshman Marcus Hamilton is the 6th Cav to make the list.

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The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots returned home to a hero's welcome today in the Boston area.
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[SUPER=03-Boston, MA; :00]
Kids were actually encouraged to skip school to help the Pats celebrate their second title in the past three years.
It actually was rather balmy by New England standards as the temperatures at thetime of the parade were 32 degrees.
If only they could share their secret with the Red Sox - and everyone in Boston would finally be happy.
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[S-Marino]

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[SUPER=03-Miami, FL/Last Month; :00]
And finally, Dan Marino resigned as senior vice president of the Miami Dolphins just three weeks after accepting a job to return to the team he quarterbacked for 17 seasons.
He says he realized the move would not be in thebest interest of his family.
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[Moose-Loose]

It wasn't student's spotted on campus... but moose.
Four in all were seen casually roaming the grounds at the University of Utah.
Wildlife officials were called in .. they say the moose are hungry and come down from the mountains just looking for food.
Still though the moose were the talk of the campus.
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The moose eventually roamed onto the school's golf course where officials tranquilized them and carted them back off into the wilderness.
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